In theory, I suppose, your favorite month should be the one you were born in. However, while I was born in May (a fine month to be sure), I’ve always put the month of October at the vry top of my list.

October arrived once again last Friday and I welcomed it back with open arms. There will always be something special about October, to me at least. It means fall has returned once again. It means more comfortable temperatures. It means a renewed sense of life and being. It means Halloween. It conjurs up childhood memories of being in the homestretch until Christmas.
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To many, the newspaper business seems glamorous. It’s that way with most professions that you don’t work in. “From the outside it’s a castle, from the inside it’s a prison,” is a phrase I like to use.
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Such is the case after this summer’s primary election in our state. I’ve always been passionate about politics but this past election has left me wanting to leave it all behind and not even bother anymore.

After all, does it really matter what candidate is going to get elected? Does it matter which of the parties that make up the two-headed monster have a majority?
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I received a Facebook friend request from a former teammate from my Little League baseball days earlier this week and I must admit it brought back a flood of memories from those “glory days” of mine on the diamond.
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Seventeen years, while not a great amount of time in the grand scheme of things, does take a while to pass by.

For it has been 17 years since I began working in the journalism business as a professional. I could add years to that if I included the time I spent contributing to various publications during my college years, but it was a little more than 17 years ago when I was hired for the first time as a professional. While the gray in my hair shows it and the aching body proves it, it really doesn’t seem that long.
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In the middle of one of most hectic and stressful weeks in memory for me, I performed what I consider my patriotic duty last Thursday. I walked in, filled out some paperwork and within a few minutes had cast votes for the candidates of my choice in the 2010 primary. Who I voted for doesn’t matter for purposes of this column. To be honest, I had a very difficult time deciding who to vote for in some races and don’t think for a minute it was due to the fact I was overwhelmed with outstanding choices.
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The countdown to the primary election has now moved under a week. Candidates have been on the stump for months now doing their best to get their message to connect with voters. Of course, money plays a big part in all this. The more money a candidate has, the better chance his or her message is going to reach voters.
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